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... Research & Development * Contract Manufacturer: Merrimack Manufacturing About DEKA: One hour from the beach, Boston, and the mountains, the historic Amoskeag Millyard once housed the largest textile ...

Warehouse Associate

Manchester, NH · On-site

$15.50 - $18.50/hr

... Research & Development * Contract Manufacturer: Merrimack Manufacturing About DEKA: One hour from the beach, Boston, and the mountains, the historic Amoskeag Millyard once housed the largest textile ...

Electronics Test Technician

Manchester, NH · On-site

$22 - $29.75/hr

Support testing at external contract test laboratories by transporting and setting up the device ... textile mills in the world. It is now home to DEKA Research and Development, where we are taking ...

Warehouse Associate

Manchester, NH · On-site

$16 - $19/hr

... Research & Development * Contract Manufacturer: Merrimack Manufacturing About DEKA: One hour from the beach, Boston, and the mountains, the historic Amoskeag Millyard once housed the largest textile ...

... textiles, biofuels, and animal vaccines. We employ 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 ... Oversee external research partners (universities, contract research, key accounts). Applied Science ...

Director, Advanced Concepts

Ventura, CA · Hybrid

$203K - $225K/yr

Working at the intersection of design, engineering, and research, the Director of Advanced Concepts ... Manage budgets, external contracts, grants, and NDAs in collaboration with legal and finance ...

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Posted 27 days ago


Job description

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer II

Location: New York, New York

Duration: 6 Months W2 Contract (potential extensions)


Our client is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with rapid prototyping, fixture development, and mechanical testing experience to contribute to wearable program, we seek someone with the curiosity to research and investigate the design and functionality of a new class of wearable technology. In this role, you will prototype and rework design concepts, generate fixture designs, make engineering drawings, execute testing, and analyze results. The role is 100% in-office in NYC.


Years of experience needed:

At least 3 years of experience, Candidates should be senior enough to own components independently


Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

  • Mechanical design for consumer electronics (NX, SolidWorks, or equivalent parametric CAD)
  • Hands-on prototyping and fabrication (3D printing, CNC, fixture design, bench-level assembly and debug)
  • DFM experience with injection molding and/or sheet metal (tolerance stackups, GD&T, vendor drawing packages)


Good to have skills:

  • Experience with wearable devices or miniaturized assemblies
  • Familiarity with textile integration or flexible materials
  • Comfort with test fixture design and bench-level reliability testing
  • Working knowledge of thermal and structural FEA


Responsibilities:

  • Research, design, develop, manufacture, and test wearable devices with a focus on rapid prototyping and device rework/repair
  • Design mechanical test fixtures for both subsystem and system-level characterization and generate testing procedures
  • Plan and execute Design of Experiments (DOEs) to evaluate key performance indicators for a wearable product
  • Execute mechanical testing to characterize hardware using both standard and custom testing procedures, including 3-point bend testing for band stiffness and environmental testing
  • Analyze test data against hardware specifications and contribute to the development of new KPI specs
  • Assist on device failure analysis and conduct root cause investigations
  • Provide 2D/3D CAD models of fixture and prototype concepts
  • 100% in-office and lab work in NYC to include prototype assembly and rework, fixture development, and mechanical testing


Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field required